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Case of the Day

Malpositioned intra-aortic balloon pump - too high

The IABP radio-opaque tip should be in the upper aspect of the descending aorta, just distal to the left subclavian artery origin. On CXR it should be at the level of the AP window. In this case it is too high.

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